eude

Absolutely stunning!

I should add, if you are interested int he Grail shortscale, I would just give Ashdown a shout directly, they can let you know where there is stock.

They seem to allow you to spec and buy on their site direct >> https://ashdownmusic.com/products/the-grail-short-scale

They're also promoting the model on Instagram currently too...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CZY2s36setL/?utm_medium=copy_link

There's the Ashdown Grail, which comes in short flavour.
These were designed with Dan Lakin, so probably pretty darned good basses >>
https://ashdownmusic.com/products/the-grail-short-scale

@skelf at AC Guitars has been building a bass along these lines, might be worth a chat?

I've not tried the MarkBass but I'm utterly astonished with the sound and weight that comes from the Barefaced One10.

I expect the NY 112 will be a little more solidly built, but the One10 is lighter and smaller, so it's easier to be more careful with it.

Absolutely stunning.

2 hours ago, fretmeister said:

Put a wanted ad up.

 

I gigged a pair of One10 for ages and it was excellent. I wouldn't want to mix and match

I expect the Barefaced would be SO much better than any other similar cab at a lower price point.
I'd pick up a second hand One10 if I was you.

I voted "No" purely based on my own experience.
I've tried a few multi scale basses now, and I've found the low B to be no better than a well made regular bass, I expect if you analysed the differences you'd see something, but for the most part, I was left feeling a bit meh.

I've also found the lower range of the bass tends to overpower the upper.

To quote a bass player I spoke with on the subject, who shall not be named, "my 6 string Dingwall was the best 3 string bass I've ever had".

EDIT, I forgot to add, I was impressed with how little adjustment was required to get used to it however. I've heard that a lot and didn't believe it till I tried one. Still not for me though...

Absolutely stunning!

5 hours ago, Bassmidget209 said:

Have you tried the Russian big muff? It comes in the compact enclosure and sounds great (to my ears). I've never tried the bass muff but I've heard people say the Russian is better?

I have considered it yeah, I guess either that or another MXR pedal?
I haven't tried their bass fuzz yet...

On 07/01/2022 at 18:20, TeresaFR said:

Well, out of love for the Bass Clone I won't make any recommendations for slimmer choruses. Actually, I can't as I've not tried a chorus that wasn't a Clone. But as for slimmer fuzzes, the Nano Bass Big Muff should probably be your fall back option just because it's the most obvious smaller option for what you already run. Certainly not the smallest option, what with Hotone, Tone City, etc producing dinky wee things, which I see you're not averse to. I do recall seeing some interesting videos made by Andertons on those mini pedal manufacturers that might help you out.

I do like the EHX Bass Clone, so I guess if I change one, it's likely to be the Bass Big Muff. I have tried the Nano one and it didn't sound as good.

I wonder if it would be possible to put the Bass Big Muff into a smaller housing, but keeping all the same guts?

I've seen a few regular Big Muff rehousing jobbies like this >>

Another simpler, more sensible option might be to just have one delay pedal, but I love running a reverse echo into a digital delay, it's a lot of fun, but I guess not exactly useful in any real context bar mucking around...

Reckon I need a bigger boat?
If anyone can suggest a nicer way to lay this out please let me know!

Considering looking and a slimmer Chorus and Fuzz this year to make some room, any suggestions?
(The Ditto is just place holding fro my Spectraclomp which I've loaned to @Merton for now).

Cheers,

Eude

If they could make a 600w Gnome just by doubling the height of the current model I think they'll really have nailed it. A 4 band EQ and Speakon connectors would be wonderful too...

15 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

TI and Chrome's are very different to LaBellas, it's a preference of tone; as LaBella is old skool, i.e. thumpy, lacking a little definition (compared to 'modern' or 'hybrid' flats like Chrome's). TI's and Chrome's are more defined in the mids, and not as thumpy.

15 hours ago, wrinkleygit said:

Initially had TI’s on my old Overwater Progress, but couldn’t get on with the low tension, swapped them around on a couple of other basses with the same results, just felt too loose for me.

  The Labella LT flats are easier on my fingers without being too floppy, but it all comes down to personal taste in the end.

Thank you guys.

I quite like the tone and feel of the TIs but o appreciate that they're not for everyone.

Something more old school would be nice to try though.

I might just give the LaBellas a go.

18 minutes ago, wrinkleygit said:

On my 30” scale Telebass, I have Labella SS low tension flats, also fitted them to a mates 70’s Musicmaster, my favourite flats by far, much nicer than TI flats or Chromes in my opinion.

That's interesting, I really like TI Flats, can I ask what's better about the LaBellas?

Eude

Really sad to see it go, but to be fair I hadn't really looked at it for a long while.

I met some really good people through Finnbass, most of whom I have also met in real life, and I am proud to call friends to this day.

To me, there was more of a social side to Finnbass than most forums, with a lot of silly and arguably "in" jokes, but almost everyone on there was also extremely knowledgable and kind.

R.I.P. Finnbass.

Gorgeous!

How's it sound?

I recall the extreme pickup locations made some really cool tones.

Eude

35 minutes ago, binky_bass said:

One can have too many of many things but one can never have too many ACGs! 

 

Never a truer word said dude!

An absolutely stunning example too.

32 minutes ago, Kiwi said:

If I had the option,  I'd probably put trim pots for bass and treble frequency inside the control cavity.  Maybe attached to and protruding through the lid, the mid control cut/boost along with bass and treble cut/ boost would be left for tweaking on the fly in the normal fashion.  

This is where the ACG Filter preamp comes into it's own, the additional treble stack, or high pass filter on the EQ01 gives you the ability to dial in more detail to the sound, which you could lose with just the low pass filters, it just gives you a lot more to play with. This lets you explore more extreme settings without losing articulation. I expect the limitations of the Lustihand preamp and any other straight Wal clones could be a frustration if you were used to the scope available with a 3 band EQ.

21 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

Well, here’s a close up for ya Ricky - there’s definitely enough depth in there to get a bit of paint in. What you thinking? Black?

 

 

Why not go a bit crazy, mask up very carefully and put in some spangly Res nail polish?

2 hours ago, pierreganseman said:

 

hey , B on a 32 actually works fine to me , should you hope to play metal music and down tune it , answer is probably not 

 

but standard tuning ... I dare anybody listening to your or your band to be able to say it's a 32 inch bass , it's fine.... 

+1,000,000 here.

I play 31.5" basses and the low B works just fine! A well designed, well made bass will always surpass limited expectations set by instruments built on a factory line.

Cheers,

Eude

Pure class.

I'm absolutely loving it!

Wow!

That looks incredible!

Absolutely stunning!

Man alive!

That is gorgeous!

I'll be January can't come soon enough!